Theme: Showing Up

TEDWomen is a three-day conference about the power of women and girls to be creators and change-makers. It brings together a global community of people interested in exploring how change begins: with innovative thinkers who catalyze ideas toward action.

For TEDWomen 2018, we’ll be exploring the theme of Showing Up. Women have traditionally been kept out of certain domains, but the tide has now shifted. A more open society means that people - regardless of gender - must be considered equals. A more competitive marketplace means that talent - not old boy connections - determine whether one makes the cut. A more diverse culture means that character - not appearance - determines one's worth.

More doors than ever are now open - it is time to show up.

iCenter
B634, Lee Shau Kee Science and Tech Building
Beijing, Beijing, 100084
China

Ruby Wang

Doctor in the UK. Schwarzman Scholar

Ruby is a doctor from the UK. She was born in Hangzhou moved to England at the age of seven, completing medical school at the University of Cambridge and University College London. She has practiced as a doctor in the UK for the past two years, working towards a career in surgery, and has represented her clinical peers in the elected committee of the British Medical Association. She is currently a Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University, with the aim of expanding her horizons beyond clinical medicine and delve into health policy and health technology here in Beijing. She is excited to speak about her experiences as a female Chinese doctor in the West, and the importance of showing up in male-dominated careers such as surgery, where gender biases and assumptions continue to act as barriers for women in the workplace.